Luxe, Calme, Volupté, a major group exhibition that surveys over 70 queer artists working in New York in the 1980s

    Currently on show Candice Madey in New York is Luxe, Calme, Volupté,  curated by Antonio Sergio Bessa and Allen Frame, which brings together work by artists including Peter Hujar, Antonio Lopez, Jimmy DeSana, Philip-Lorca Dicorcia, David Wojnarowicz, Mariette Pathy Allen, and Martin Wong who helped transform the New York art scene into an open and proud celebration of … Continue reading

Luxury fashion house BOTTEGA VENETA brings back BUTT Magazine

  BUTT, the pocket-size magazine by, for, and about homosexuals Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom started in 2001 is BACK.   BUTT also launched a website the same year the infamous pink periodical hit newsstands. In 2010, it was redesigned from the ground up to include a blog, an archive for the printed edition, a … Continue reading

Lyall Hakaraia Makes Your Mask

  It’s not just queer performers who are struggling to make a living during the COVID 19 crisis, but also the brave souls that provide venues for them to perform LYALL HAKARAIA is the creative pioneer and driving force behind the burgeoning queer performance spaces in London’s EAST END. His club VFD is an exciting epicenter … Continue reading

Lyle Ashton Harris : Hours and Days ~A Suite of 10 Photographs

  Lyle Ashton Harris (is an American artist who has cultivated a diverse artistic practice ranging from photographic media, collage, installation art, and performance art. Harris uses his works to comment on societal constructs of sexuality and race, while exploring his own identity as a queer, black man.   Now the Albert Merola Gallery in Ptown is presenting the … Continue reading

Lyrics of My Life: My Journey with Family, HIV, and Reality TV : BRANDEN JAMES

  The musician BRANDEN JAMES  may seem a tad young to be writing a memoir but having packed a lot into his life so far gets to add author to his list of talents as he has just releasing his memoir “LYRICS OF MY LIFE”.    It covers his growing up in California to evangelical … Continue reading

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